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Hong Kong, Beijing pledge 15 billion yuan for belt and road investment platform
Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Silk Road Fund sign agreement to create BNR HK Flagship Impact Fund at high-level belt and road forum in Beijing.
China condemns ‘heinous attack’ on Gaza hospital at UN Security Council
Chinese ambassador Zhang Jun denounces ‘indiscriminate use of force’ and urges Israel to meet obligations under international humanitarian law.
China seeking quick end to Israel-Hamas conflict - Xi
China wants the Israel-Hamas war to be stopped as soon as possible, President Xi Jingping was quoted by Chinese state media as saying on Thursday, adding Beijing was willing to work with Arab governments for a lasting solution to the conflict.
A Financial Crisis in China Is No Longer Unthinkable
Extensive fiscal and financial imbalances have taken China, its leadership and the world into uncharted territory.
Appetite for soya hinders China’s self-sufficiency drive
Political will confronts geographical reality as Beijing tries to rely less on foreign farmers
Energy Insider: Solar Leads Belt and Road’s Green Growth, Heavy Industries Required to Report Emissions
China’s energy roadmap for Inner Mongolia, Beijing orders gas companies to ensure supply ahead of winter
Nebraska governor faces backlash for comments on investigative reporter's Chinese nationality
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is facing backlash after comments he made about the Chinese nationality of a reporter whose story cited environmental concerns at farms owned by the governor.
How a ‘Brain Pacemaker’ Can Help Treat Depression
After 16 years of battling “demons,” one patient says he has been given a second chance at life by a brain-computer interface developed in Shanghai.
Israel-Hamas war tests China’s Middle East ambitions
Turmoil will show whether Beijing can turn its economic clout and relationship with Iran into regional influence
Delivery App Tweak Could Save 22 Billion Sets of Plastic Cutlery a Year, Study Shows
A new study suggests delivery-app users can be gently persuaded to cut out three million metric tons of single-use cutlery a year.
China property crisis will need more than ‘simple policy’ solutions: experts
China’s property market is expected to recover once economic growth as a whole returned and jobs figures are lifted, but that will take ‘some time’, business leaders note.
China’s trailblazing telescope ready to train giant eye on night sky
The northern hemisphere’s most powerful wide field survey device is expected to be fully operational by mid-September.
Hong Kong Bar Association warns any US sanctions could pose ‘threat’ to judiciary
Association chair Victor Dawes also urges business communities to promote strengths of city’s legal system to overseas counterparts.
China’s C919 jet to come in different sizes, and AI will help optimise design
A new addition to the home-grown C919 narrow-body airliner series will add nearly 50 seats to the maximum capacity as Beijing keeps Boeing and Airbus in its long-term sights.
In China, Pricey Teachers’ Day Presents Spark Debate on Gift-Giving
Despite regulations explicitly banning gifts being given to teachers, the practice continues. On social media, many argued that simple gestures resonate deeper.
PLA’s Shandong aircraft carrier sails off south Taiwan in ‘show of force’
The Shandong sailed just 60 nautical miles off Taiwan’s southernmost tip, island’s defence ministry says in statement on Monday.
Opinion | Chinese buyers are not the cause of Australia’s housing woes
The market impact of foreign buyers has been exaggerated. Pointing the finger at foreigners is a distraction from the main problem bedevilling Australia’s housing market – a severe shortage exacerbated by the lack of needed planning reform.
Editor’s note for Monday, December 12, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
The end of China’s national COVID-tracking app
After three years of tight nationwide controls, China has abandoned COVID zero in less than a week.
China’s coming COVID tsunami?
Many experts warn that China is facing the possibility of a massive number of deaths from COVID-19.
The scary ‘foreign forces’ behind China’s COVID lockdown protests?
Emigré Chinese writer Rong Xiaoqing went to a demonstration at the Chinese consulate in New York, and checked out the supposed ‘foreign forces’ behind the protests in China and around the world.
China unveils 10 new rules to speed up COVID-zero easing
The stunning pace at which Chinese authorities are loosening up COVID-zero restrictions has lifted economic hopes around the globe, but some are concerned about what might come next.
Teenagers learn to fix air conditioners and cook as China pushes vocational education
According to the Ministry of Education, kids need to get a whole lot better at cleaning, cooking, and agricultural labor. But middle-class parents are worried that this vocational emphasis in school will hamper their children’s career prospects.
Editor’s note for Monday, December 5, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China is relaxing but not ending COVID curbs
Several Chinese cities eased some COVID-zero restrictions over the weekend, adding to the list of signals that Beijing is loosening up on the strictest measures in its pandemic policy. But it’s still not clear what will happen next.
Opinion: Why Yale Daily News’ claim to journalistic ethics is untenable
A group of student journalists from China argue that they should be allowed to publish under pseudonyms, if using their real names would put them or their families in danger.
China’s former leader Jiang Zemin dead at the age of 96
The death of China’s former leader, who presided over breakneck economic growth and a period of stability following the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, has caused feelings of nostalgia around the globe in light of the ongoing anger at Xi Jinping’s COVID-zero policy.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, November 29, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Beijing strikes a softer tone as it clamps down on COVID lockdown protests
In a press briefing today, Chinese authorities blamed frustrations at its COVID-zero policy on poor local management. Meanwhile, police are moving to identify people who attended the protests.
Xi and Sunak meeting canceled over Poland missile strike, and tension with Trudeau
The G20 summit in Bali continued today, but not everything is going as planned.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, November 15, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China and the Anglosphere mend a few fences at G20
Softer words were exchanged between Xi Jinping and the leaders of Australia and the U.S., Britain’s leader may ease up on China, and the world seems like a slightly less dangerous place.
For locals, a China-funded port in Pakistan brings fears of being erased
The Gwadar seaport was supposed to develop the local economy, connect Pakistan to the world, and give China access to the Indian Ocean. So why aren’t locals happy with it?
The return of the people’s economy?
A note for Weekly newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China courts the Global South with infrastructure and trade deals, but Kenya may be having borrower’s remorse
A deal with the government of Angola could give Chinese-owned mines in Congo a railway to the Atlantic, but elsewhere in Africa, wariness about China-funded projects is growing.
